In celebration of Filipino-American History Month, the Smithsonian Institution is featuring Joe Bataan, the Afro-Filipino King of Latin Salsa in a public discussion and performance in Washington, D.C. on 19 October 2012. This will take place at the Baird Auditorium of the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Avenue and Constitution NW, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.